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celebrity equal to that of Professor Spooner, Mr. Field, or 
Mr. Mavor in England. As an owner of horses no man 
was more successful in Ireland, having bred Blackfoot, 
Whitefoot, Magpie, Chitchat, Chatterer, Chatterbox, and 
The Baron. The greatest English races he ever won were 
the Doncaster, St. Leger and the Cesarewitch, with The 
Baron, who was trained for him by John Scott, simply from 
the circumstance of the latter having been overheard to 
remark, when he saw the horse run at Liverpool, that “ if he 
had him he would win the St. Leger with him.” This he 
did, and although Charles Peck, the trainer of Miss Sarah, 
who ran second, objected to The Baron on the score of age, 
an examination by Mr. Field, of London, Mr. Holmes, of 
Thirsk, and Mr. Axe, of Doncaster, pronounced the objec¬ 
tion to be void. Afterwards, carrying 7st. 8lb., The Baron 
beat Wee Pet, Vol au Vent, and twenty-four others for the 
Cesarewitch, and was then sold to Mr. E. R. Clark, who ran 
him for the Cambridgeshire, in which, although second 
favourite, he was “ nowhereand although he ran Spithead 
to a head for the Trial Stakes at Epsom afterwards, The 
Baron never again distinguished himself, and was ultimately 
sold to the French Government, with whom he at present 
remains. Throughout his career on the turf Mr. Watts sus¬ 
tained an unblemished reputation, and his name will long be 
regarded with respect on the Curragh, where he carried off 
the Angleseys on several occasions, and most of the “ good 
things” of the Irish turf.— Bell’s Life , Dec. 4th, 1858. 
Saunders’ News Letter states that the late George Watts, 
Esq., of sporting celebrity, died worth <£40,000, besides large 
freehold property, which descends to his successor, J. 
Brennan, Esq., of Dublin. 
Neither of the above extracts gives the age of Mr. Watts. 
He must, however, have died at a “ good old age,” as he ob¬ 
tained his diploma from the Royal Veterinary College in 1797. 
We have also to record the death of Mr. John William¬ 
son, M.R.C.V.S., of Dalkeith, which event took place on the 
4th ult. His diplomas bear date Edinburgh, 1839; Lon¬ 
don, 1841. 
Among the names of men of celebrity who have died during 
the past month we find that of Dr. Bright, F.R.S., who for 
many years was chemical examiner to the Royal Veterinary 
College. He died on the 16th ult., in his 70th year. 
